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Old photos-Hong Kong in 1965

What was Hong Kong like in 1965? French photographer Marie Mathelin used her lens to record what Hong Kong looked like at that time. Police officers direct traffic at the Kowloon roundabout in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's harbor photographed from a ferry. View of the city and harbor from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. View of Victoria Harbor from Victoria Peak. The name of Victoria Harbor is a mirror of China’s modern semi-feudal and semi-colonial history. Looking back on a century of history, the British brought Western culture, science, technology, management systems, economic growth and urban prosperity to Hong Kong. These are all reflected in the changes in the appearance of Victoria Harbor over more than a hundred years. The picture shows Victoria Harbor in 1965. Hong Kong City Hall Building Hong Kong Hilton Hotel Streets in downtown Hong Kong Beautiful buildings with dilapidated villages at their feet British colonial-style buildings in downtown Hong Kong Children eating ice cream on the bustling streets of downtown Hong Kong*** Old houses in the neighborhood Hong Kong* ** Vendors selling poultry in the shopping street near the neighborhood in Hong Kong *** The houses in the neighborhood in the New Territories of Hong Kong are very simple. A stall selling fish at the market in Tai Po Village, New Territories, Hong Kong. A stall selling fruit at the market in Tai Po Village, New Territories, Hong Kong. A variety of seafood and fish at the market in Tai Po Village, New Territories, Hong Kong. A mother carries her sleeping child on her back on the street in Tai Po Village, New Territories, Hong Kong. A seafood snack stall at the Shatin Market, New Territories, Hong Kong. Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter. Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter refers to the typhoon shelter on the sea between Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau. Aberdeen was originally a fishing village with great traditional characteristics, and the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter has always been a haven for local fishermen. A small boat used as a shelter in the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter. Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter is the home of people on the water. Hundreds of residents of the fishing village still retain the traditional lifestyle of using fishing boats as their home. They are mainly Hok Lao people.

Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter, fishermen live on boats